Obengu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Obengu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Obengu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Obengu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Obengu is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Obengu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Obengu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 5,577,040. In Uganda Obengu is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 100 percent are found. Not including Uganda it is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obenu | 91 | 492 | / |
| Hobenu | 83 | 486 | / |
| Obienu | 83 | 345 | / |
| Ebengu | 83 | 157 | / |
| Obeanu | 83 | 64 | / |
| Obenau | 83 | 17 | / |
| Obenus | 83 | 17 | / |
| Obeinu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Abengu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Obgu | 80 | 196 | / |
| Gobenghuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Obenaus | 77 | 814 | / |
| Hobeanu | 77 | 179 | / |
| Abengou | 77 | 22 | / |
| Ebengou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gubengu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Obenhus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Obenoup | 77 | 0 | / |
| Obinu | 73 | 1,274 | / |
| Abenu | 73 | 104 | / |
| Uobgu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Obenhaus | 71 | 592 | / |
| Obenausz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obenhous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obionu | 67 | 144 | / |
| Abienu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Abenou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hovenu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Obenauová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abenui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abenau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obguha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Obinau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abeneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obainu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abenuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abenuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obenhauss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uobgou | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Obengu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis